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About DevNetThe Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet) links people and organisations involved, or interested, in the broad field of international development in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world.
DevNet facilitates the exchange of ideas, information and research amongst Development
Studies (and related disciplines) staff, students and other stakeholders in development. These
include aid and development NGOs, private sector development practitioners and government
agencies (especially the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade). The network has a global reach
with over 2,000 members from Aotearoa, the Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, India, China
and beyond.
Find out more about DevNet and past conferences on their website at www.devnet.org.nz
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Welcome to the DevNet 2016 conference— Pacific Currents, Global Tides The Aotearoa New Zealand International
Development Studies Network (DevNet)
was established twenty years ago to link the
Development Studies programmes in various
universities in New Zealand and to build
relationships with government, civil society
and other practitioners working in the
development field.
Bi-annual conferences have been held since
1998. These have been well attended and
enthusiastic expressions of the vitality of
the wider development community. The
conferences have been a forum for the
presentation of academic research and
to promote dialogue on topics of common
interest.
Victoria University of Wellington is proud to
host the DevNet 2016 Conference. The theme—
Pacific Currents, Global Tides—reflects a
desire to focus on both the way global trends
in development theory, policy and practice
flow through to the Pacific region and how
current thinking and practice within the region
can contribute to and challenge these trends.
Another focus of the conference will be on
bridging the divide between research, policy
and practice.
The conference will have a strong emphasis on
the Pacific region and involvement of practitioners
and community development workers. We are
particularly delighted to welcome a strong group
of participants from the Pacific Island region, the
attendance of whom has been made possible by
the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade.
Calls for expressions of interest early in the
year resulted in a wide variety of topics and
formats for the conference. We have attempted
to accommodate these in ways that reflect
the vitality and innovation of those in the
development community who work in NGOs,
government, academic institutions and as
private individuals.
We look forward to a very active three days
that will bring people together to share ideas,
practices, research insights, and thoughts for
the future, as well as building networks and
collaborations.
We welcome all conference participants, and
encourage you to talk, listen, learn, eat, drink,
laugh, sing, relax, challenge and be challenged.
Nau mai, haere mai
Tēnā tātou katoa
Professor John Overton,
AProf Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
and Lorena de la Torre
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Presentation Title Presenting Authors
Monday 5 December
8.30–9.30am
Pōwhiri Te Herenga Waka Marae, 46 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn Campus Pasifika Welcome AVC Pasifika Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, Victoria University of Wellington
9.30–10.30am
Morning Tea Te Herenga Waka Marae
10.30–11.00am CO122
Opening Professor John Overton, Director Development Studies Department, Victoria University of Wellington
11.00am –12.30pm
CO122M2A Pacific Voices
Pawa Meris Contribution to Village Development
Presenters: Imelda Ambelye
Resisting the Tide: Sustaining Solomon Island Cultures in the Face of Globalisation
Irene Hundleby
Fakalakalaka—Tongan Conceptualisation of Development
Sisikula Sisifa Chair: Iva Magaga
AM101M2B Religion and Development I
Christian Epistemologies, Diversity and Development
Presenters: Caroline Compton Philip Fountain Noemi Rui Convenor:Hannah Bulloch
12.30–1.30pm
AM Foyer
Lunch and Pawa Meri Films Films screened in AM104 Polly Stupples
1.30–3.00pm
CO122
M3A The New Zealand Institute for Pacific Research
The New Zealand Institute for Pacific ResearchThis newly-established national institute promotes and supports excellence in Pacific Research. This session will outline the vision for the institute, its current work programme, forthcoming events and the development of its future research programme.
Presenters: David Nicholson Yvonne Underhill-Sem Jenny Bryant-Tokalau Convenor: Damon Salesa
AM102
M3C Pacific Education and Development Panel (tok stori, korero, talanoa)
Educational Storying (Tok Stori, Korero, Talanoa) as Development: Pacific and Māori Counter Tides to Development Modality
Presenters: Adreanne Ormond Iva Magaga Lorena de la Torre Convenor: Kabini Sanga
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3.00–3.30pm
AM Foyer
Afternoon Tea
3.30–5.00pm
CO122
M4A Pacific Policy Reflections Forum
Reflections on Pacific Policy Currents— Their Local and Global Implications
Forum presenting various government and NGO representatives on Pacific Policy
Presenters: Noumea Simi Elizabeth Wright-Koteka Rikiaua Takeke Emele Duituturaga Chair: Junior Ulu
AM102M4C Volunteering and Development I and II
Session I: Volunteering and the Sustainable Development Goals
Session II: VSA Programme in Bougainville
Presenters: VSA staff Convenors: Anna Ravendran Mattie Geary Nichol
AM105
M4D Self-Determination and Relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand
Towards Self-Determination: Māori Values of Health and Wellbeing in New Zealand
Presenters: Gregor Peterson
Building and Maintaining Relationships of Trust: Lessons from Caritas’ Engagement with Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa
Murray Shearer Charissa Waerea Teneora Tunoho Ryall Gretchen Leuthart Convenor: Murray Shearer
5.00pm onwards
AM Foyer
Welcoming Function Drinks Book Launches by Polly Stupples, Hannah Bulloch and DEMO Papers
6.30pm–8.30pm
Studying Development—Student Meet, Greet and Yarn Southern Cross restaurant and bar, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
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Tuesday 6 December
9.00–10.30am
CO122
T1A Health and Development in Asia
Linking the Community with Health System Stakeholders: REACHOUT Experience in Cianjur District, Indonesia
Presenters:Rukhsana Ahmed
The Key Determinants of the Successful CBHP Implementation: A Reflective Story from SURFAID Projects
Endah Setyaningsih
Possibilities for Transformation or More of the Same? Ethnic Health System Development in Shan State, Myanmar
Sharon Bell
Attracting and Retaining a Village Midwife to Remote Postings in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: The Success Case Method
Endah Setyaningsih
AM101
T1B Disaster Relief and Climate Change Panel
Electric Vehicles in Samoa? Presenters:Klaus Thoma
Winds of My Fury: Entangled Aetiologies of Disaster and Morality
John Taylor
Livelihoods Framework and Water-related Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in Vietnam
Huong Do Thi
Holy or Unholy Alliances: How Safe is The Region? Who is Responsible for Protecting Us? Case Model Fiji/Arc of Melanesia
Elisapeci Samanunu Waqanivala
When Acts of God Strike: Faith-based Responses to Natural Disasters in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Alice Banfield
AM102– AM104
T1C Ocean States on Island Debates
‘Ocean States on Island Debates’: Shaking the Mats of Island Development WorkshopThe objectives of this session are to provide an opportunity for island-based/focused practitioners and researchers to explore island development approaches (ways of thinking and working), to identify possible elements and narratives of island development and to identify if and to what extent oceanic perspectives of development can be informed by concepts of sovereignty and inclusivity.
Participants:Christina NewportInaz AhmedConvenor: Yvonne Underhill-Sem
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Tuesday 6 December
9.00–10.30am
LB118T1E Education and Development I
Co-design through Design-based Research: Advancing Theoretical Understanding about Context -Specific Interventions through the Pacific
Presenters:Rebecca JessonRebecca Spratt Emilie Sila’ila’i
Literacy and School Leadership Programme: Challenges to ICT Implementation in Primary Education in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Sam Mehrtens
Engoori—Using Ancient Knowledge to Develop Strong and Sustainable Modern Communities
Ben Wilson Scott Gorringe
Edge Walking Ethics Review: Contributions from Development Studies
Rochelle Stewart-Withers
A Creative Teaching Framework in the Context of Developing Countries
Huong Ha Chair: Polly Stupples
CO118
T1F Tips, Tricks and Tools for Participatory Data Collection Workshop
Tips, Tricks and Tools for Participatory Data Collection:The purpose of this workshop is to try out in a safe environment participatory techniques, tips and tricks to immediately add to your toolbox
Participants:Anna Thompson Sally DuckworthEmma BaileyConvenors: As above
10.30–11.00am
AM Foyer Morning Tea
11.00–12.30pm
CO122
T2A Pacific Development Debates
The Impacts of ‘Leaseophobia’ on the Development of the Sugar Industry and in Particular the Girmitya Community of Fiji
Presenters:Mohseen Riaz
Rennell: An Island of Two Halves Luke Kiddle
Rivalry Between Islands: Quibbling Siblings or a Core-periphery Centrifuge?
Gerard Prinsen
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Tuesday 6 December
11.00–12.30pm
AM101T2B Disaster Relief: The Role of NGOs
Disability-inclusive Emergency Responses in the Pacific Epistemologies of Disaster Relief: The church and Humanitarian Work in the Philippines
Presenters:Linabel HadleeKatabwena Tawaka
National Capacity and International Support: The Experience of Save the Children Fiji—Tropical Cyclone Winston Response in Fiji
Iris Low-McKenzie
Partnership for Disaster Relief: The Case Study of Rotary Re-development Efforts in Ambrym Island, Vanuatu
Janice Dowle
AM102T2C Gender Currents in Asia
Evaluating Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Case Study on Gender Impacts and Economic Development in East Flores, Indonesia
Presenters:Clare Shamier
In Development Spaces: ‘Good girls’ and ‘lazy boys’
Gauri Nandedkar
Understanding the Influence of Development Interventions on Women Beneficiaries’ Perceptions of Empowerment
Adinda Muchtar
Reproductive Rights and Everyday Catholicism in the Philippines
Mohammad Safayet Khan Fathema Zhura Khatoon
Impact Evaluation of Economic Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable Women in Bangladesh
Chair: Hannah Bulloch
LB118T2E Education and Development II
Education, Migration and Development Presentations
Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Migration for Education in Wallis and Futuna
Presenters:Alice Jacobs
Villagers’ Perspectives on Agricultural Education Resources on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Andrew Bird
Folauga mo A’oaoga: Migration for Education and its Impact on Samoa’s Development as a ‘Nation’
Junior Ulu
A Papua New Guinean Curriculum Development Project—Relationships of Mutual Empowerment: Tok Stori Presentation
Iva MagagaLorena de la TorreChair: Kabini Saga
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Tuesday 6 December
11.00–12.30pm
CO118T2F Pacific Practices for Global Times
How to Create a Virtual Community Workshop Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to define and describe an online community of practice (virtual community), describe the benefits and barriers of a virtual community, compare and contrast different types of groups, create and maintain a virtual community and use the procedures for future virtual community creation.
Convenor:Maureen Murphy
12.30–1.30pm
AM Foyer Lunch
Victoria Development Society—‘The voices of Youth in Development’—Video Presentation (Screened in AM104)
1.30-3.00pm
CO122
T3A MFAT Samoa 2015 and Tonga 2016 Country Programme Evaluations
It’s More than just the Findings; It’s Managing the Interests of Multiple Stakeholders
Participants:David NicholsonMatt Howell Cathy McLean Tonga TaumoefolauNoumea SimiDavid Carpenter Convenor:Elisabeth Poppelwell
AM101
T3B Disaster Relief: Cyclone Winston—Between Recovery and Relocation
In this session, we will report findings from a recent field study in Fiji that looked into the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Winston that hit the islands in February
Presenters:Lucy BengeRenata VareaJoanne Wieland Devon Hanna Juan Parada DiazConvenors: Andreas NeefJesse Hession Grayman
AM102T3C Gender Currents in the Pacific I
Paradigms of Change Within Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods Programming in Rural Vanuatu
Presenters:Ethel George
A Rights-based Approach in the Pacific Region: Overcoming Gender-Based Violence?
Eva Brown
Gender and Governance in the Pacific Media: Media Representation of Women in Politics in New Caledonia
Tione Chinula
Gender and Leadership in the Solomon Islands Alice Aruheeta Pollard
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Tuesday 6 December
1.30-3.00pm
LB118T3E Education and Development III
Cross-sector Cooperation in Development Delivery: Lessons from a Programme to Support Rural Training Centres in Solomon Islands
Participants:Anabel LuskBilly MaeBrian ThompsonChris ElphickKathy FlemingRichard WanhillMarion FergusonConvenor: Nick Borthwick
CO118
T3F Teaching an ‘Ethics of Reciprocity’
Preparing Undergraduate Students for International Community-based Service Learning Workshop Universities are increasingly providing opportunities for students to work with international development organisations on work-integrated learning (WIL) and community-based service learning (CBSL) activities. An ‘ethics of reciprocity’ as a guiding principle is put into practice when partnering undergraduate students and community-based organisations to co-create a curriculum that will better prepare students for international WIL and CBSL activities.
Convenors: Rebecca Bilous Laura HammersleyMaria Amigo Rojieka Mahin
3.00–3.30pm
AM Foyer Afternoon Tea
3.30–5.00pm
CO122T4A Aid in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands: New Thinking for a New Development Era
Presenters:Robert Picciotto
People, Purpose, Power: What you need to change NZ Aid Policy
Jo Spratt
AM101
T4B Participatory Approach and Tools for Disaster Risk Reduction
Participatory Approach and Tools for Disaster Risk ReductionThis panel session aims to focus on two key aspects: the capacity of participatory tools to produce numbers (or statistics); and their relevance in involving marginalised groups within DRR research.
Presenters:Loic Le DéDinar LubisAlice McSherryKatherine HoreJC GaillardConvenor: Loic Le Dé
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Tuesday 6 December
3.30–5.00pm
AM102T4C Gender Currents in the Pacific II
Place-based Indicators for Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment
Presenters:Katharine McKinnon
Strengthening Family Planning Uptake in South Tarawa, Kiribati
Eliza Raymond Viktoria Chamberman
Ni-Vanuatu Sex Workers’ Experiences of and Limits to Claiming their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Luganville, Santo, Vanuatu
Kate Burry
Papua New Guinean Voices in Gender in the Pacific
Anastasia Sai
CO118T4F Doing Better Work
Using Supervision for Best Practice and Self-care in the Development Sector Context WorkshopThis session will be run as an interactive and participatory workshop and introduce development practitioners to the concept of supervision and some of the tools used.
Convenor:Pip Bennett
AM104
T4G Learning from Practice in the Pacific
Talanoa Session Local Voices: Working Alongside World Vision in the Pacific—Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Presenters:
Programming for Sustainability Gibson Ala
Women’s Empowerment and the Process of Saving Money: Community Based Savings Groups as a Platform for Women Empowerment
Osborn Cains
6.00pm onwards
Picnic Garden DinnerThe Dell, Botanical Gardens, 101 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington Pasifika performances, sing sing and open mic night
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Wednesday 7 December
9.00–10.30am
12.112W1A West Papua Panel
West Papua PanelAwareness of the plight of West Papuans is growing steadily in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific region, and globally.
Convenors:Pala MolisaTeresia Teaiwa
AM101W1B Learning from practice I
Improving Local Government-led Development through NGO Partnerships: Examples from Kiribati
Presenters: Rikiaua Takeke Shona Jennings
From Frameworks to Governance Evaluative Management—Principles for Development
Kate Averill
White Paper Dreaming: Indigenous Development Aspiration and the State in Northern Australia
William Fogarty
From the Fragrant Highlands to the Netherlands: The Evolution of Ethical Value Chains of an Indonesian Cinnamon Commodity
Sila Wikaningtyas
Project Learnings: How Do We Use Them and How Do We Share Them in International Development? Learnings from NZ INGOs
Honour Musuku
AM102W1C Volunteering and Development III
International Volunteering and Development Convenors:Sharon Bell Sharon McLennan
AM105W1D Tourism and Development
Sun, Sand, Tourists... and Development? Presenters:Emma Hughes Andrew Chilufya Regina Scheyvens
The Role of Cuisine in Tourism-led Corporate Community Development
Gabriel LaeisConvenor:Regina Scheyvens
LB118W1E Oxfam Panel Discussion
It’s Our Business! Climate Change and INGOs Participants:Caritas Generation Zero Council for International Development
A Panel Discussion with INGO Climate Change Experts
Convenor:Paula Feehan, Oxfam
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Wednesday 7 December
9.00–10.30am
AM104W1G African Perspectives
Long-term Research, Long-term Solutions? Lessons from Longitudinal Research on Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone
Presenters:Jerram Bateman
Food safety in Tanzania’s Meat Pathways: Knowledge and Handling Practices of Butchers and Eateries
Gerard Prinsen
Bridging the Gap through Bringing Data Back: Exploring Appropriate Approaches to Returning Water Quality Data to Communities
Mando Chitondo
10.30–11.00am
AM Foyer Morning Tea
11.00–12.30pm
CO122W2A Refugees and Development
The Power of a Warm Welcome: Public Representations of Refugees and the Forging of Everyday Humanitarianism
Presenters:Uma Kothari
Closing Camps While Reinforcing Borders: Critical Policy Analysis of Recent Developments in Global Refugee Governance
Reuben Garrett-Walker
‘Faith in Resettlement’: Alternative Support Avenues for Syrian Refugees Settling into New Zealand
Phil Brass
Refugees Welcome: Exploring Mediated Discourses of Hospitality and Refugee Representation in New Zealand
Natalie SladeChair: Uma Kothari
11.00–12.30pm
AM106
W2B Learning from practice II
Community-driven Development Policies in Asia–Pacific region
Community-driven Development Policies in the Asia–Pacific
Presenters:Jesse Hession Grayman
The Use of Performance Incentives in a Community-driven Maternal Child Health Program in Rural Indonesia
Gladys Rabacal
Discourses of Participation in the Philippines’ Bottom-up Budgeting
Convenor:Jesse Hession Grayman
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Wednesday 7 December
9.00–10.30am
AM104W1G African Perspectives
Long-term Research, Long-term Solutions? Lessons from Longitudinal Research on Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone
Presenters:Jerram Bateman
Food safety in Tanzania’s Meat Pathways: Knowledge and Handling Practices of Butchers and Eateries
Gerard Prinsen
Bridging the Gap through Bringing Data Back: Exploring Appropriate Approaches to Returning Water Quality Data to Communities
Mando Chitondo
10.30–11.00am
AM Foyer Morning Tea
11.00–12.30pm
CO122W2A Refugees and Development
The Power of a Warm Welcome: Public Representations of Refugees and the Forging of Everyday Humanitarianism
Presenters:Uma Kothari
Closing Camps While Reinforcing Borders: Critical Policy Analysis of Recent Developments in Global Refugee Governance
Reuben Garrett-Walker
‘Faith in Resettlement’: Alternative Support Avenues for Syrian Refugees Settling into New Zealand
Phil Brass
Refugees Welcome: Exploring Mediated Discourses of Hospitality and Refugee Representation in New Zealand
Natalie SladeChair: Uma Kothari
11.00–12.30pm
AM106
W2B Learning from practice II
Community-driven Development Policies in Asia–Pacific region
Community-driven Development Policies in the Asia–Pacific
Presenters:Jesse Hession Grayman
The Use of Performance Incentives in a Community-driven Maternal Child Health Program in Rural Indonesia
Gladys Rabacal
Discourses of Participation in the Philippines’ Bottom-up Budgeting
Convenor:Jesse Hession Grayman
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Wednesday 7 December
11.00–12.30pm
AM102W2C The SDGs Panel
An interactive panel discussion Participants: Josie Pagani (CID)Emele Duituturaga (PIANGO)Peter Zwart (MFAT)Rick Zwaan (Action Station), Abbie Reynolds (Sustainable Business Council)
Short-term Policies vs Long-term Development: How to get Action on the SDGs?
Convenor: Adele Broadbent Sarah Morris Chair: Jonathan Boston
AM105
W2D Tourism and Development in the Pacific
Selling the Solomons: The Promises and Pragmatics of Tourism in a ‘Distant Place’
Presenters:Wardlow Friesen
Locally-owned Ecotourism in Vanuatu: An Ethnographic Case Study of Indigenous Entrepreneurship
Annabel Bennett
Wellbeing and development: conceptions of wellbeing in mining and tourism communities in the Pacific
Emma HughesEmma Richardson
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W2E Pacific Climate Change Talanoa Panel
A Talanoa-style Session on Climate Change by Fenton Lutunatabua from 350.org
Convenor:Fenton LutunatabuaPala Molisa (TBC) James Renwick
12.30–1.30pm
AM Foyer Lunch
1.30–3.00pm
CO122
W3A DevNet and CELAO Combined Session
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining as a Tool for Development? Addressing the Twin Challenges of Environmental Destruction and Informality
Presenters:Thomas Robertson
Rural Development with Identity and Ethical Agro-food Networks in Latin America
Simon Bidwell Jonathan Barton Johannes Rehner Chair:Warwick Murray
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Wednesday 7 December
1.30–3.00pm
AM106W3B Learning from Practice III
From Recipients to Collaborators: Reframing of Partnership through Advocacy Research
Presenters:Anna Robertson-BateMartin de Jong
Project Management of International Development Projects: A Case Study of a 2.2MW Solar Array in Samoa
Emily Laing
A New Definition for Ownership Pedram Pirnia
AM102W3CGender Currents and Development
Gender, Disability and Poverty: Aspects of a Critical Relationship
Presenters:Pamela Thomas
Gender Mainstreaming: Transformational or Just Cynical Compliance
Mike Sansom
AM105W3D Tourism-Conflict-Disaster Nexus
Introduction to the Tourism-Conflict-Disaster Nexus
Presenters:Jesse Hession Grayman
Tourism, Disaster and Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land: The Aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Southern Thailand
Andreas Neef
Unravelling the Tourism-Conflict-Disaster Nexus in the Maldives
Ahmed Inaz
Tourism, Rural Development and Resource Conflicts in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Dina Viktoria Sinlae
Scrutinising the Role of Tourism in Post-Disaster Recovery: Case Studies from Fiji
Andreas NeefConvenors:Andreas NeefJesse Hession Grayman
LB118W3E After the UN Security Council
The Hangover: After the UN Security Council, What Did NZ Do, and What Comes Next?The panel will follow a ‘fast talk’ format, with each of the panellists having earlier exchanged written responses to a series of common questions.
Presenters:Carsten Bockemuehl Kevin Clemens Anna Powles Bethan Greener Convenor:Darren Brunk
CO118W3F Research Beyond Academia
Research Beyond AcademiaThis session is an informal round table discussion on how to disseminate academic research beyond academia.
Convenors:Natalie Slade Gabriel Laeis Sharon Bell Emma Hughes
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1.30–3.00pm
AM104
W3G A Storytelling Talanoa: Developing a Methodology of Transformation
A Storytelling TalanoaThe purpose of the storytelling talanoa is for the panellists to discuss their experiences and insights into the nature of storytelling for Pacific peoples. Storytelling will be discussed through the lens of cultural understandings and as a strengths-based methodology which can facilitate transformation for communities.
Participants:Louise Falepau Martyn Reynolds Ivy Abella Fuapepe RimoniConvenors:Cherie ChuKabini Sanga
3.00–3.30pm
AM Foyer Afternoon Tea
3.30–5.00pm
CO122W4A Pasifika Panel—Final Reflections
Pasifika Panel—Final ReflectionsAll Pasifika guest speakers will participate in a final panel reflecting on the overall conference.
Participants:PIC Funded participants Chair: Filimone Waqabaca
AM106W4B Learning from practice IV
Aid Management for Aid Workers in the 2020s
Presenters:Suzanne LoughlinGerard Prinsen Convenor:Gerard Prinsen
AM102
W4C Debt, Vulnerability and the State
Life Paths as Compounding Risks: Explorations of Vulnerability in Davao City, the Philippines
Presenters:Amie Townsend
The Relationship Between Access to Electricity and Capability and its Role in the Achievement of Wellbeing
Peter ColePhil Murray
Drifting into Debt? Voices of the Salaried Poor in Bangladesh
Nadine Vickers
CO118W4F Creating a PhD Support Circle
Massey PhD students from the School of People, Environment and Planning talk about their experiences and the importance of creating a supportive environment for PhD students to share tips, tricks, expertise and ideas (and recipes!) with each other throughout the PhD process.
Presenters:Natalie SladeGabriel Laeis Sharon Bell Emma Hughes
5.00pm onwards
Hunter Council Chambers
DevNet Closing and CELAO Opening—AVC Pasifika Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban Followed by Pasifika and Latin American performances
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Pasifika Guest Speakers Our Pasifika guest speakers join us thanks to funding by the Pacific Island Countries Participation Fund (PIC Fund) in collaboration with the New Zealand Aid Programme.
Pesetā Noumea Simi –SamoaChief Executive Officer, Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Pesetā Noumea Simi’s work in aid management spans three decades,
in the Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and in the Samoa
Ministry of Finance. She has led a number of peer reviews in partner and
development countries under the Forum Compact and was a member
of the independent review of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community
(SPC) in 2012 and the Pacific Plan Review in 2013, which resulted in the
Framework for Pacific Regionalism. She represented the Pacific on the
Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development
Cooperation from 2012–2013 and is currently a member of the advisory
group of the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum.
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka – Cook IslandsChief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister, Cook Islands
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka is the Chief of the Staff of the Office of the
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. As Chief of Staff, Ms Wright-Koteka
is responsible for Cabinet and Executive Council Services, National
Policy and Planning, Island Local Governments, National Information
Communication and Technology, Disaster Risk Management, Climate
Change and Renewable Energy Development. She is also the Energy
Commissioner, overseeing developments in the sector.
Ms Wright-Koteka has been employed in both the private sector and
public sector, with her most recent previous roles being the Director of
National Policy and Planning and responsible for the development of the
Cook Islands National Sustainable Development Plan 2011-2015 and Policy
Advisor to the Prime Minister.
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She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History degree from
Victoria University of Wellington and a Masters in Development Studies
(Hons) degree from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Iva Magaga – Papua New GuineaEducation Sector and Community Leader
Iva Magaga is from Malatau Village in East New Britain Province. She
studied in University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby between 1993
and 2001 and then returned to East New Britain where she taught in
Kerevat National High School, later becoming Deputy Academic Principal
at Kokopo Secondary School.
In 2007, as Principal of Malaguna Technical Secondary School, Iva
transformed the school into a leading example of the perfect communion
between academic and technical education. She created the first
community college in the province focused on educating and providing
skills to people—particularly youth—displaced by the volcanic eruptions
in 1994.
Her efforts within the education sector have supported and encouraged
people to return to the village to rebuild homes and reunite families in the
devastated areas.
As a highly-respected elder and community leader, Iva has been a great
advocate for women and youth in the community. Iva sits on many boards and
councils in East New Britain Province, such as the Provincial Education Board.
Iva is currently working as a local leader and facilitator in the Technical
Vocational Education and Training Curriculum Development Project,
alongside New Zealand partners and with a team of local educators
working in the design and development of a ground-up vocational
education curriculum by Papua New Guineans for Papua New Guineans.
Alice Aruheeta Pollard – Solomon IslandsDirector, Leadership Solomons, Pasifiki Services
Alice is from AreAre in the Southern part of Malaita, Solomon Islands. She
studied at the University of the South Pacific and has worked with the
Women’s Development Division of the Ministry of Women, Youths, Children
and Family Affairs, progressing to the Head of the Division in 1988.
She completed a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Technology,
Melbourne, in Community Development (Asia Pacific) and a Master’s
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degree in Women’s studies. Alice founded the Rokotanikeni Association
(an association of the women of West AreAre), formed a residents’
association in the housing estate of Panatina Valley in Honiara, and was
one of the founders of the Women for Peace group that took a courageous
stand intervening between militant groups. In addition, she has been
actively involved with the National Council of Women.
Alice completed her PhD in gender and leadership issues in a Solomon
Islands context at Victoria University of Wellington in 2006. Alice sits on
various boards such as the Economic Advisory Council of Solomon Islands,
Environment Advisory Committee and the Su’u School Board. Alice also
chairs the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Council.
Anastasia Sai – Papua New GuineaLecturer, Divine Word University, Madang
Anastasia Sai holds a doctorate in Gender Studies from Victoria University
in Melbourne, and became a lecturer in 1998. Anastasia integrates gender
into all units she teaches, which include Community Development and
Practices, Globalisation in the Pacific, Major Research Project and Gender
and Equity Issues.
As part of the Gender and Equity Issues unit, she organises her students to
promote community awareness on gender issues that affect development
in Papua New Guinea. She also gives talks to communities on the theme of
gender, and discusses gender practices that are contrary to human rights.
Rikiaua Takeke – KiribatiExecutive Officer, Aia Rabwata Kauntira, the Kiribati Local Government Association
Rikiaua Takeke is the Executive Officer of Aia Rabwata Kauntira, the Kiribati
Local Government Association—a locally-established NGO responsible
for providing support to Kiribati’s 23 island councils, assisting with
strategy setting and good governance.
Rikiaua started his career as a teacher in Kiribati where he helped
to develop the curriculum before undertaking several senior level
government positions over a period of 15 years. He has held secretary
positions with the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services; Ministry
of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives; and the Ministry of Internal
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and Social Affairs. Before this he was Deputy Secretary for the Ministry
of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development and Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports. He has also been Senior Assistant Secretary
to the Ministry of Line and Phoenix Islands Development (Christmas
Island), Private Secretary to the President and Clerk to Cabinet during the
Presidency of His Excellency, Teburoro Tito.
Fenton Lutunatabua – FijiCommunications Coordinator, 350.org
Fenton is currently Pacific Communications Coordinator with 350.org—
a growing global climate movement that works on online campaigning,
grassroots organising, and mass public actions. 350.org is coordinated by a
global network that’s active in over 188 countries.
Fenton graduated from the University of the South Pacific in 2012 with a
Bachelor of Arts. Fenton has extensive experience in the media industry,
particularly in broadcasting, print media, television and social media. He
won several awards as a student journalist with Wansolwara, including
Best Features Writer, Best In-Depth News Story and Best Radio Student.
He is currently pursuing his Postgraduate Diploma in Development
Studies and has been involved with environmental work for over a decade,
particularly with Greenpeace. Fenton aims to inform people through
journalism, and develop his work as a journalist.
Osborn Cains – Solomon IslandsDesign Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, World Vision Solomon Islands
Osborn joined World Vision Solomon Islands in 2013 and is currently the
Design Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. His role involves ensuring
quality of programming to improve the lives of those in the most
vulnerable communities, while ensuring that World Vision’s work can be
demonstrated with credible evidence.
Osborn has 10 years’ development experience after starting his career
at the Australian National University Enterprise team studying the
partnership of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. Before
joining World Vision Solomon Islands, Osborn worked with UNICEF, the
International Centre for Transitional Justice, and Save the Children. Osborn
loves traveling to new places, meeting with communities, listening to their
stories and being part of their journey.
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Iris Low-McKenzie – FijiChief Executive Officer, Save the Children Fiji
Iris Low-McKenzie has over six years’ experience working in the Fiji civil
society sector and five years of experience working with the Australian Aid
program.
She previously worked with Save the Children Fiji for three years before
joining the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Iris is currently building on the solid foundations left by previous chief
executive officers at Save the Children Fiji and continues to strengthen
Save the Children’s capacity as the leading child rights organisation in Fiji,
dedicated to driving positive change for children across the region.
Gibson Ala – VanuatuProgramme Manager, World Vision Vanuatu
Gibson Ala joined World Vision Vanuatu in 2015 as Deputy Programme
Quality Manager after a long and varied career in the health and
development sectors.
In his more than 10 years’ development experience, he has been
extensively involved in working with vulnerable children and youth,
particularly in the areas of health, livelihoods, and disability.
Prior to joining World Vision, Gibson worked with Oxfam and Save the
Children, and had worked indirectly with the Ministry of Health, Wan
Smolbag, Youth Challenge Vanuatu, Vanuatu National Youth Council,
Young People’s Project, and Franjipani Disability Organisation.
Gibson enjoys working alongside communities and seeing first hand
changes in children’s lives.
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Esteemed GuestsProfessor Uma KothariBrooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, UK
Uma Kothari is a Professor of Migration and Postcolonial Studies in the
School of Environment and Development, and Associate Director of the
Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester.
Her research interests include development history and theory, colonial
and postcolonial analyses and migration, culture and identity. This
research has involved a number of externally-funded projects and has
resulted in the publication of numerous articles. She has acted as a guest
editor for Progress in Development Studies, the Journal of Development
Studies and the Journal of International Development.
Her edited books include Participation: The New Tyranny?, Development
Theory and Practice: Critical Perspectives, and A Radical History of
Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies. More
recently, she has been writing about forms of resistance and contestation
following the forced movement of exiles during British colonial rule,
contemporary re-workings of colonial imaginaries and how constructions
and uses of time and temporality shape global inequalities.
She is currently involved in the project Bringing Theory Back into
Development.
Associate Professor Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie LabanAssistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) at Victoria University of Wellington
Associate Professor Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban was New Zealand’s
first Pacific Island woman Member of Parliament (MP) after she entered
Parliament as a list MP in 1999. She is the first Pasifika woman to have been
both an MP and Cabinet Minister. She served as MP for the Mana electorate
until her resignation in 2010. In 1992 she was given the chiefly Samoan
title of Luamanuvao in recognition of her work with the Pacific Islands
community in New Zealand. She is also the Assistant Vice-Chancellor
(Pasifika) at Victoria University of Wellington.
She graduated with a degree in Social Work from Victoria University of
Wellington, and later in Development Studies from Massey University.
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General InformationThe following information is provided as a guide to this conference and Victoria University. If you have any queries, please visit the registration desk.
Registration and Information Desk
For any questions, please visit the registration
desk located in the Alan MacDiarmid Foyer
during the following hours:
Monday 5 December: 7.30am–4pm
Tuesday 6 December: 8am–4pm
Wednesday 7 December: 8am–4pm
Information and Questions
During the conference, volunteers will be
stationed at the registration and information
desk and throughout the Alan MacDiarmid
building to assist participants and presenters
throughout this conference to answer your
questions and help you find your way around the
University. Please make use of these volunteers,
who will be wearing white shirts with the
DevNet logo.
Cameras and Recording
No electronic recording of presentations is
permitted in any form without the express
permission of conference organisers and
speakers.
Mobile Phones
During all presentations please switch off your
mobile phones or turn them to silent.
Transport
Car parkingThere are 125 Pay and Display parks available
for visitors, staff and students located along
Waiteata Road. Prices range from $3 an hour to
$10 a day (7am–7pm). We recommend that you
use public transport to arrive at the campus.
WalkIt’s a 10–15-minute walk from the city centre to
Kelburn Campus.
BikeThere are cycle racks and showers at all campuses.
Bicycle standsBicycle parking stands on the Kelburn
Campus please ask of our volunteers for more
information.
For the safety of building occupants in an
emergency and to prevent damage to paintwork
and flooring, bicycles must not be kept in
offices, corridors and access ways.
Cable carThe cable car runs from the city to Kelburn every
10 minutes, and stops near the Kelburn Campus.
Bus linksSix separate bus routes stop at the Kelburn
Campus and can take you to most points in
Wellington. Metlink is the name for Greater
Wellington’s public transport network. For
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timetables and information about bus, train and
harbour ferry services in the Greater Wellington
region go to www.metlink.org.nz or contact the
Metlink Service Centre on 0800 801 700.
Campus Accessibility
Victoria is proud to be an inclusive university
and, for those who have disabilities, there is an
accessible route throughout campus. This is
denoted by the yellow line on the campus map.
The accessible route to the Alan MacDiarmid
building is through the Cotton building. The
Cotton building can be accessed from either
the Hub (Easterfield building), or the carpark
between the Central Services building and the
Recreation Centre (enter the carpark through
Gate 7, Kelburn Parade).
Conference Catering and Venues
DevNet Conference 2016 is proud to work with
Good Chemistry Catering and Vic Venues. All of
the food is sustainably sourced, ethical and in
plastic-free packaging, in keeping with the core
values of the conference.
All meals will be served in the Alan MacDiarmid
foyer and morning tea on Monday 5 December
will be served at Te Herenga Waka Marae after
the Pōwhiri.
On Tuesday 6 December there will be a Picnic
Garden Dinner at The Dell, Botanical Gardens,
101 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington
from 6pm onwards. This will include Pasifika
performances and sing sing. We invite you to
attend after presentations have concluded on
the Tuesday.
Dietary requirements
Care is taken to ensure all dietary requirements
are catered to. Vegetarian and halal options are
provided with each meal break. If you specified
your dietary requirements when registering,
please make yourself known to the catering staff
at each meal break and advise them of your
name and requests.
Name Tags
Please wear your name tag at all times during the
conference and social events. You will be asked
to present your name tag to receive your meals.
Internet Access
General visitor access is provided on campus.
Just connect to the Victoria network using
the instructions below. You will need an email
address (this can be any email address).
• Connect to ‘Victoria’ Wi-Fi.
• Open a web browser and navigate to the
Internet.
• Upon redirection to the Victoria Wireless
Portal page, press ‘Don’t have an account?’.
• Enter your email address and after reading
the terms and conditions, tick the ‘agree’ box.
• Press ‘Register’, and then ‘Sign On’ to
complete the sign in process.
The wireless access may time out after
inactivity. Access is re-established after logging
in again.
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Photocopying
Photocopying services are not available at
the conference venue in the Alan MacDiarmid
building. Please do any photocopying you may
require for the conference before you arrive.
No Smoking Policy
Delegates should be aware that smoking
is banned from all public buildings in New
Zealand, including Victoria University. Victoria
University is a no smoking campus, and this
includes all grounds around buildings. This
policy is strictly enforced. Smokers are unable
to smoke outside the conference venue and will
have to move to the sidewalk.
Urgent Messages and Lost Property
Urgent messages for delegates and lost
property can be directed to the registration
desk. Messages and lost property will be held
there for collection until the conclusion of the
conference.
Wellington City Information
For information about Wellington City, including
insight into events, sights and activities, we have
included a Wellington guide in your satchels
provided by Absolutely Positively Wellington.
Victoria’s Story
Victoria University is one of New Zealand’s
oldest and most prestigious tertiary institutions
with a proud tradition of academic excellence.
The University, originally known as Victoria
College, was founded in 1897. This was the
year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
celebrations.
Victoria University is characterised by the depth,
consistency and effectiveness of our culture
of domestic and international engagement.
Our commitment to reciprocal, high-quality
relationships springs from identifying and
understanding the need for New Zealand to
achieve sustainable development.
Victoria has developed close ties with a
wide range of businesses and government
organisations, and several recent initiatives are
aimed at improving the University’s engagement
with industry.
Victoria’s historic strength in public policy
has been fully demonstrated by substantial
contributions to major government projects,
and entrepreneurship education is an emerging
strength on which we intend to build. Victoria
also gives high priority to engagement with
Māori and Pacific communities.
We aim to produce graduates whose learning
has been developed inside and outside of the
classroom, experientially, and informed by a
global perspective.
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ExhibitionsDuring the conference, there will be exhibitions on display in the Alan MacDiarmid Foyer.
End the Cycle Photo ExhibitionHighlighting the importance of disability inclusion within development.By cbm New Zealand cbm’s End the Cycle Photo Exhibition is a series of images
that captures stories of persons with disabilities and aims to
raise awareness of the cycle of poverty and disability. This
exhibition forms part of a campaign to raise awareness on
disability inclusion within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Voices of the PacificBy Dr Pedram PirniaThe United Nations Association of New Zealand ‘Voices
of the Pacific’ photo exhibition is designed to visualise,
disseminate and interconnect the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) with the abstract contents of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948.
The layout of this exhibition will guide the visitors along a
weaving path through a series of prints that will illustrate the challenges people are facing living on
the Pacific Islands on their way to achieving both the UDHR and the SDGs.
Pawa Meri Films
By Centre for Social and Creative Media, University of Goroka and Dr Polly Stupples, Victoria
University of Wellington.
Short films on inspiring women leaders in Papua New Guinea, directed by local women. This will be
presented during lunchtime on Monday 5 December from 12.30–1.30pm at Alan MacDiarmid room 104.
The Voices of Youth in Development By Victoria Development SocietyAn engaging and thought-provoking video presentation showing many young people working or
studying international and community development. They will be talking about why they got involved
in development and their vision of the future of development both in Aotearoa New Zealand and
around the world. This will be presented during lunchtime on Tuesday 6 December from 12.30–1.30
pm at Alan MacDiarmid room 104.
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Conference FunctionsPōwhiri
We invite you to attend the Pōwhiri to welcome
our Pasifika guests and conference delegates
to Victoria University of Wellington and to
Aotearoa New Zealand. This will be held at
Te Herenga Waka Marae, 46 Kelburn Parade,
Kelburn Campus, on Monday 5 December from
8.30–9.30am.
Welcoming Function Drinks and Book Launches
With the conclusion of presentations and
sessions on Monday 5 December, there will
be a welcoming function with book launches
by Polly Stupples and Hannah Bulloch, and
a presentation of Education, Migration and
Development DEMO Papers. This will be held
between the Alan MacDiarmid Foyer and Alan
MacDiarmid room 104.
Please note that you will have to surrender your
drink ticket to get a complementary drink, any
additional drinks can be purchased at the bar.
Studying Development: Student meet, greet and yarn
by Andrew Bird, Victoria University of Wellington at Southern Cross Restaurant and Bar,
39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
DevNet 2016 is a fantastic opportunity to bring
students together from around New Zealand and
overseas, who are studying development related
fields. We have reserved a great space in the
back garden of the Southern Cross Restaurant
& Bar for this Student meet, greet and yarn.
It will be a chance for students to meet each
other, discuss their research and studies,
and just generally enjoy a little development
banter. This is not limited to people attending
the conference and is open to anyone with an
interest in working in the development sphere.
Please contact Andrew Bird
for more information and to RSVP.
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Conference Dinner
For those who have registered to attend the
conference dinner, we invite you to attend
the Picnic Garden Dinner which will be held
on Tuesday 6 December at The Dell, Botanical
Gardens, 101 Glenmore Street, Kelburn,
Wellington. This is located off campus and will
take approximately 15 minutes to walk to.
This is a casual Pasifika-inspired dinner with
a pig on a spit and Pasifika-inspired treats.
Please note that there will be a great array of
vegetarian and vegan options at the dinner.
You will require to present a dinner voucher at
the event (included in your satchel). This will
be a fun time to connect with each other with
great food and company. There will also be
performances from Pasifika community groups
followed by an open mic.
Yealands State has generously sponsored
delicious wine for our dinner. Yealands Family
Wines produces award-winning New Zealand
wines in harmony with the environment and is
the first winery in the world to be certified as
carboNZeroCertTM.
If you are driving to the conference dinner,
there is limited parking on Glenmore Street.
No parking is available near The Dell.
DevNet Closing Function
Please join us in closing DevNet 2016 with
Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pasifika Hon.
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, who will give a
Pasifika farewell to all delegates, followed by
Pasifika and Latin American performances.
This event will be a celebration of our past and
future collaborations as we continue to navigate
the links between our regions in the Pacific.
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AcknowledgementsThank you to our sponsors, who have generously
supported Aotearoa New Zealand International
Development Studies Network 9th Biennial
Conference 2016—DevNet 2016:
Pacific Currents, Global Tides.
The conference committee would also like
to thank our dedicated volunteers who have
helped to put this conference together.
Acknowledgements to the Victoria University
of Wellington Faculty of Science and Central
Communications and Marketing teams (Megan
Sellars, Issie Grundy and Cameron Steel), to
VicVenues Conference Coordinator (Jill Purvis),
to the School of Geography, Environment and
Earth Sciences staff (Miranda Voke, Monika
Hanson, Cheryl Johansen, Emma Robinson and
Trudy Lagolago), to the Office of the AVC Pasifika
(Hon. Luamanuvau Winnie Laban and Gail
Ah-Hi), to our Conference Assistant (Thomas
McDowall), to Good Chemistry Co-director
(Tim Ward) and to APX Travel Management
(Paul Moir). DevNet 2016 would not be possible
without your support and hard work.
DevNet 2016 is proud to partner with Good
Chemistry Catering to provide sustainable and
environmentally friendly kai for the conference.
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Organising CommitteeChair
Professor John Overton, Development Studies
Programme Director, Victoria University of
Wellington
Lead organiser
Lorena De la Torre, Research Associate,
Development Studies PhD Candidate, School of
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences,
Victoria University of Wellington
Advisory Committee members
Associate Professor Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie
Laban, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) at
Victoria University of Wellington
Adele Broadbent, Senior Policy Research and
Communications Analyst
Elisabeth Poppelwell, Development Manager,
Evaluation and Research at New Zealand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ingrid van Aalst, Principal Evaluation and
Research Manager at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
Gail Ah-Hi, Executive Officer to the AVC
(Pasifika), Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Warwick Murray, Director of VILLA
(Victoria Institute for Links with Latin America),
Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Adreanne Ormond, Senior Lecturer, Victoria
University of Wellington
Dr Philip Fountain, Teaching Fellow, School of
Art History, Classics and Religious Studies
Dr Polly Stupples, Lecturer in Development
Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
Thomas McDowall, Conference Assistant and
Volunteer Coordinator, Victoria University of
Wellington
ContactLorena de la Torre – lead organiser
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/
sgees/about/devnet-2016-conference
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